Terms

sUtradhAra

Sutra
sUtradhAra m. rule or thread-holder
an architect , carpenter
a stage-manager (or principal actor who superintends the whole performance ; accord. to some he was originally so called from holding the strings of puppets ; his assistants are the {pAripArzvika} and {sthApaka}
N. of Indra
{I}) f. the wife of a stagemanager (also called {gRhiNI})
I})n. being the chief or leading person at any performance (comp.)
{-maNDana} m. (also simply called Mandana)
N. of an author (son of Srikshetra and client of Kumbha-karna , king of Medapata)